YARBORO, TEXAS
AKA Yarborough, Texas

A note on the
name and the various spellings from John
Germann:
"As for Yarboro(ugh): In the mid-1890s the postal authorities decided
that the naming system needed standardization. They decided "Center"
was acceptable but "Centre" was not; similarly apostrophes should
be dropped, the "h" should be dropped from names like Edinburg, and
in the case of "boroughs" like Yarborough, the "ugh" should be banished.
Thus Yarboro. Some postmasters complied right away, some waited until
they ordered new cancelling devices, some resisted, some made the
change then reverted, etc."

History in
a Pecan Shell

James Quincy
Yarborough established the community in the late 1870s. Yarborough
had built a steam-powered gristmill and cotton gin which resulted
in a community forming here.

In the mid 1880s, the railroad had arrived and Yarborough became
a shipping point for area farmers. A post office was granted around
that time. The population at that time was a mere thirty people.

The early 1890s brought German Lutheran immigrants to bolster the
75 people who were living there at that time. By 1893 they had erected
a building that served as school, meetinghouse and church. When
the community peaked, there were three stores, two schools and a
depot with a telegraph office.

The town declined over the years until the 1950 census could count
just twenty people. The businesses had all closed although the post
office remained open until 1953.